20% more children are being hospitalized from Omicron than Delta, know how much risk our children are at risk?

The new variant of Corona, Omicron, is increasing the possibility of being affected by this virus in the new year 2022 as well. Within a month of the first case of Omicron, this variant has spread to more than 100 countries of the world. In India too, Omicron has reported more than 300 cases in more than 15 states. Omicron has also increased child hospitalization rates in some countries.

The first case of Omicron was reported in South Africa on 24 November. In just a few days, Omicron is now responsible for over 95% of South Africa's new cases. The Omicron outbreak in South Africa has raised another concern – it is rapidly infecting children.

According to the Times of India, American epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Jetelina says that because of Omicron, the rate of hospitalization of children in South Africa is 20% higher than in Delta.In South Africa, Omicron has a higher child hospitalization rate than Delta or any other variant.

According to a report by South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the rate of infection among children of all ages increased after the arrival of Omicron. But it had the biggest impact on children below the age of 5. There are also reports of children getting infected with Omicron from Texas, USA. According to US media, Dr. Jim Versalovic, co-chairman of Texas Children's Hospital, says that the rate of admission of people under the age of 18 has doubled in his hospital during the past week.

Doctors found that the hospitalization rate of children under the age of 5 in the US increased after the Omicron outbreak Doctors found that a common finding among children admitted to the hospital was that most of the children's parents were unvaccinated.

The corona virus epidemic has badly affected the whole world, but the effect of corona has been less visible on children as compared to adults and the elderly. So far, Delta or any other variant has had little effect on children, but Omicron has a 20% higher child hospitalization rate than Delta, raising the risk of children's health being affected by this variant.